Breeding and Showing Cats/Breed of Cat

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Expert: - 4/14/2011


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Nala
Hello, on Christmas my husband bought me a kitten and its been killing us what breed of kitten she is. she has stripes and spots. she is mostly gray and white but she has touches of light brownish orange at the end of her tail and some spots of it on her body. she has stripes going down her back but spots on her legs. thank you so much!

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Shes darling!  I love the little tip of red on her tail.  It's really difficult to tell if she is any type of a breed other than a domestic short hair.  You can go to www.tica.org and look at all of the breeds there.  Just as with dogs, cats have pedigrees if they are a specific breed and they would have a paper trail to follow to tell you what type of breed they are.  Regardless if she has paperwork or not, she is still adorable!

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Lori M.

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Lori McLaughlin

Expertise

I can answer the majority of questions pertaining to cattery management; breeding programs, grooming and showing longhaired cats. I am also familiar with the majority of recognized breeds.

Experience

I have been breeding and showing ragdoll cats since 1993. I am also currently the Ragdoll Breed Chair for TICA.

Organizations
RFCI (Ragdoll Fanciers Club International) - Treasurer TICA - Ragdoll Breed Chair CFA - Registered Cattery ACFA - Registered Cattery

Education/Credentials
Associate Degree in Computer Science, Many educational seminars on HCM, FIP and other diseases in catteries.

Awards and Honors
Several Grand champion cats over the years.

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